Grandparents and Divorce What grandparents can do to maintain a connection to their grandchildren during their children’s divorce Families experience falling outs for different reasons, but sometimes it is a grandparent may unwillingly lose contact with their...
The holiday season can be a stressful time for everyone. The lists, the shopping, the meal planning, the crowds. It can feel like a time where you never get to stop and take a breath. Trying to maneuver that in a co-parenting situation can make the holidays even more...
Much has changed in family law since the long-standing deliberate evasion test in Hunts v Smolis, 2002 ABCA 229. Under the evasion test and pursuant to Section 19(1) of the Federal Child Support Guidelines, to impute an income to a payor, there had to specific...
Family mediation has been an effective method of resolving family conflict outside of the court. This method allows parties to feel comfortable, without the stress of confrontation and hostility. Parties will choose mediation for reasons that their conversations will...
As a family lawyer, the most often asked questions are, “How much is my divorce or separation going to cost me? What is your retainer and what is your hourly rate?”. A lot of cost depends on the behaviour of the client, but it would be fair to say that experience...
